If you have any concerns about any aspects of the wedding then you should be discussing it with your partner well before the wedding day. One of the things many couples fail to discuss is finances. They should have a full understanding of each others views on money – how to spend it, how to save it, and whether they are spenders or savers. These discussions will help make the decision on the first step in Wedding Planning – setting the bidget. There are some good resources out there to facilitate this conversation. I particularly suggest:

It is not often for most people that everything goes 100% smoothly when preparing for the wedding and unless you can communicate any differences of opinion during this stage then there are likely to be problems later in your wedded life so now is the time to discuss any concerns that might be distressing you.

Planning a wedding often brings out areas that need discussing with your partner and more often than not these areas are concerned with either partners friends and family.

While it might seem to be a common form of joke, in reality the in-laws often cause the most problems with couples and the best solution is to generally allow each partner to deal with their own parents to ensure that everything goes smoothly.

If you aren’t happy with how this is handled then discuss it with your partner and expect the support that you should be getting at this stage to ensure that you will still be getting that sort of support after you are married.

Sometimes you will find that partners have various issues with each other’s friends and these also need to be resolved where possible to ensure that you will support one another first and foremost.

If either partner has friends that will be in attendance at the wedding that are a cause for concern for the other partner then get the problem solved as soon as possible and if necessary decide whether or not anybody who could cause trouble should be invited to the wedding or be left off the list.

Sometimes these are tough decisions but they have to be made and the sooner the better.  You don’t want to allow anything to deter from your happiness on your wedding day.